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PLS231-State and Local Government - Greenberg

State and Local Government

PLS231 - State and Local Government - Greenberg

Welcome to the course guide for PLS231: State and Local Government with Dr. Greenberg. This guide was designed to help you complete your public policy research paper. In this library session, you will learn how to find state government information sources, news sources, and academic sources. Feel free at any time to use our Ask Us Anything chat or email reference service for additional assistance, or contact Josefine Smith: jmsmith@ship.edu

Dr. Greenberg will ask you to complete a short annotated bibliography based on what you learn during this session.

Annotation Information

To annotate a source, first write the bibliographic citation for the source at hand. Then, in paragraph form, write your annotation below the citation. Consider the following when writing your annotation.

Summary

  • What's the source about?
  • What's the author's argument? How does s/he make this argument?

Evaluation

  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of the argument?

Analysis

  • How does this source relate to your research and the other sources in your bibliography?
  • How does the source help you?

Adapted from Williams College Libraries

Annotated Bib Tips